Time’s up for Trump as $464m fraud bond deadline and hush money trial hearing loom today: Latest

His old man might have been complaining about Fox earlier but here they are hosting Little Eric yesterday, in which the overlooked middle Trump child whines to Maria Bartiromo about the sheer size of the fraud bond due today, saying no surety company would entertain their appeal for funds.

While that may be tragicomic, this is simply a preposterous lie that, of course, was allowed to pass unchecked.

Here’s Alex Woodward on what might happen next if Trump does not come up with the cash today.

Let’s start with the bond issue.

Here’s Alisha Rahaman Sarkar on Trump’s surely unwise insistence that he does have the money after all but doesn’t want to pay up as it was supposed to be spent on his presidential campaign.

With Donald Trump facing a big day of legal drama that will see him attend an important hearing on this upcoming hush money trial in Manhattan as the $464m bond in his fraud case falls due, the Republican candidate has continued to rage against the universe on his social media platform, lashing out again at New York attorney general Letitia James, Judge Arthur Engoron and even Fox News over its coverage of his plight.

Trump’s TV stint, ‘golden escalator’ presidential launch and notorious guests, it’s a place that’s played a major role in the history of the business tycoon-turned-president-turned accused felon’s life.

Now it could fall into the hands of someone Donald Trump views as a staunch enemy.

With the Republican National Committee (RNC) nomination all but formally secured for Donald Trump, all eyes are on who the former president will choose as his running mate in pursuit of the White House.

Already, rumours are swirling about Mr Trump’s short list of potential options – nearly all of which are people who have backed Mr Trump and denounced the 2020 election results, despite widespread evidence that it was not stolen.

It is unclear when Mr Trump will announce his decision, but he revealed Mike Pence as his running mate in July 2016, before the RNC held its annual convention.

Here are the potential options:

An actor who has appeared in the likes of NCIS and The Rookie has been arrested for allegedly taking part in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Nolan Freeman spent around 28 minutes inside the Capitol, after entering through a broken window alongside other Donald Trump supporters that day, according to a charging document revealed by Politico.

Mr Freeman was tracked down as part of an FBI investigation into all those supporters of the former president involved in the riot, seeking to overturn the 2020 election results.

“Prison and jumpsuits,” he said. “They will be cellmates for the rest of their lives.”

The Florida Senator suggested on Thursday that he and the former president had buried the hatchet, appearing open to the opportunity to serve as Mr Trump’s number two, should he be elected.